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Moscow: Ukrainian army hits Donetsk supermarket with US missiles during morning rush hour

Denis Pushilin, a senior pro-Russian official, accused the Ukrainian army of firing US-supplied HIMARS missiles into the area during morning rush hour

Jan 10, 2025 15:18 57

Moscow: Ukrainian army hits Donetsk supermarket with US missiles during morning rush hour  - 1

A supermarket in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine was hit by the Ukrainian army with US missiles, "Reuters" reports. and TASS.

Two people were killed and two others were injured in the attack.

Ukraine has not yet commented on the information.

Unverified photos posted on social media show a burnt-out car in front of a destroyed two-story circular building surrounded by debris.

Dashboard footage posted by a nearby driver shows the moment the supermarket was hit, a large explosion erupted and flames shot into the sky.

According to TASS, other buildings and about 15 cars were damaged in the attack.

Denys Pushilin, a senior pro-Russian official, accused the Ukrainian army of firing US-supplied HIMARS missiles into the area during the morning rush hour.

He said a residential building in the city of Svitlodarsk in Donetsk region was also hit by Ukrainian forces, killing one woman and wounding four others.

Separately, RIA Novosti reported that Russian investigators said two people were killed and two others wounded in a Ukrainian strike on "civilian infrastructure" in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk.